THE GROWING MARKET for small and marginal field projects in remote areas requires innovative technology and unique solutions. The Argus AZ-10 combines these traits in a new subsea tree that is ideal for the operator who faces remote, marginal fields that require improved net present value (NPV) by accelerating production and lowering capital expenditure. In such fields, technology must focus on enabling hardware to bring the fields on with the ease of a plug-and-play system.p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">THE GROWING MARKET for small and marginal field projects in remote areas requires innovative technology and unique solutions. The Argus AZ-10 combines these traits in a new subsea tree that is ideal for the operator who faces remote, marginal fields that require improved net present value (NPV) by accelerating production and lowering capital expenditure. In such fields, technology must focus on enabling hardware to bring the fields on with the ease of a plug-and-play system.

The April 2010 Gulf of Mexico massive oil spill needed immediate external support, expertise, solutions and equipment to assist in the containment and clean-up efforts.

A new report is predicting a boom in onshore pipeline construction. Vaughan OGrady asks one of the reports authors why this is, and whether Middle Eastern and African markets ― especially those supplying LNG ― should see this as an opportunity or a threat.

AKER SOLUTIONS HAS signed a contract with Framo Engineering AS to supply a subsea umbilical and associated equipment for Totals CLOV development project located in the deepwater Block 17 offshore Angola. The contract value is approximately US$14mn.